Collar



(No Model.)

T. MCDERMOTT an P. P. MGNULTY. COLLAR, NECK'1IE, AND STUD FASTBNER.

110.557,141. Patented 1V1a1r-31, 1896.

Attorneys ANDREW EGRHM. PHUTO'UTHDAWASMINGTON. D.C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MCDERMOTT AND FRANCIS P. MCNULTY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

COLLAR, NECKTIE, AND STUD FASTENER.

SPEQ'JIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 557,141, dated March31, 1896. Application tiled December 7, 1895. Serial No. 571,388. (Nomodel.)

To-LZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, THOMAS MCDERMOTT and FRANCIS P. MONULTY, citizensof the United States of America, residing at Cincinnati, in the countyof Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Collar, Necktie, and Stud Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specication,inexplaining its construction.

Figure l is a front view of plate; Fig. 2, a central longitudinalsection of Fig. l, showing stud in position; Fig. 3, a side elevation ofstud; Fig. 4, an end view of stud; Fig. 5, a rear View of tie with platein position; Fig. 6, a plan view of stud-head, and Fig. 7 a centralsection of Fig. 6. Y

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The obj ect of our improvement is to produce a collar, necktie, and studfastener easily attached or removed, and that when attached will holdthe collar in place around the neck, and the shank securely against thecollar, without permitting perpendicular, lateral, or revolving motionof the shank within the collar-buttonhole or around the neck of theshank, and so attached that the necktie is securely and correctly heldin position.

For the base of an ordinary stud we substitute the spring A, its endsnormally inclined toward the head B of the shank C, said shank beingslightly thinner at its edges than along its middle, shaped to conformto the interior surface of an ordinary collar-buttonhole, the width ofthe neck D being preferably the same thickness as the width of theshank. The plate E, attached to the rear side of the necktie, preferablywith thread, has riveted to its upper end the plate F, provided with aslot extending upward from the middle of its lower edge for theadmission of the neck D. The plate E is provided with an H-shaped slot GH, the part G of it represented by dotted lines and the part H of itrepresented by full lines in Fig. l. That portion of the slot designatedby the dotted lines forms a cavity adapted to secure the head B of theshank C. The plate E and the wide springI are riveted together neartheir lower edges. Said spring is shown by dotted lines in Fig. .1. Theupper end of said spring is free and normally pressing against the outerside of the plate E.

The stud-head K, formed to be attached to the head B of the shank, whenpreferred as an ornament to the necktie, has preferably a circular baseor end with outward-extending rim, the outer end plate L preferablyornamental. The inner end plate Mis provided with a horizontal slot Nfor the admission of the head B from without and with cavities O for theadmission of the head B from within. One end of the spring P within thestud-head is attached at Q, the other end being free to move. The slotand cavities referred to are shaped to closely iit the parts of the headBin which they come in contact. Y

To attach the stud-head to the shank-head B, it is pushed through theslot N and against the spring P and turned a quarter of a revolution,when the spring P forces the head B back into the recesses or cavitiesO.

To fasten the shirt-collar to the shirt-band and attach the necktie, thehead, neck, and shank from the side next the throat are pushed throughthe neckband-buttonhole and through the buttonholes of the collar andinserted into the lower horizontal portion of the slot H, pressing backthe spring I, then pulling perpendicularly downward the tie, the neck Dpassing upward within the slot until the head B becomes opposite to theslot G, when the spring I forces the head B horizontally back into theslot G, where it is firmly held. The spring A, taking up the surpluslength of shank, its ends pressing against the interior surface of theshirt-band, assists the spring I in holding the head B firmly in theslot G, and the friction of the spring A in contact with the neckband,the close-fitting shank in the buttonholes of the necktie-band and thecollar provide against the motions hereinbefore referred to.

What we claim as of our invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is`

The elongated spring, A, slightly curving outward, rigidly attached nearits middle, to the end of the shank, C, the shank shaped to conform tothe interior surface of collar-buttonholes, and extending outward,having toward its other end, shoulders, neck and head; in combinationwith the plate, F, provided IOO with a slot extending upward fromthemiddle of its lower edge, for the admissionof the neck, D, and the plateE, provided with an H-shaped slot, the upper portion of which forms acavity adapted to receive the head, B, and closely itting against theends and three sides of the head, B, and in combination with the spring,l, riveted to the lower edge oi' the plate, E, the upper inward surfaceof 1o said spring, normally pressing against the outer side of theplate, E, and adapted to force the head, B, into the upper horizontalportion of the H-shaped slot, designated as, G, as described and for theuses and purposes set forth.

THOMAS MCDERMOTT. FRANCIS P. MCNULTY. In presence of- BERNARD J.HANSFELD, M. H. WINKLER.

